Skills Scientists Use
Study of Matter & Energy
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry 2
How Science Develops
100
scientists use one or more of their senses to gather information
What is observing?
100
The study of the changes that matter & energy go through
What is physical science?
100
A scientists ongoing process of studying the natural world.
What is scientific inquiry?
100
Facts, figures and evidence gathered through observations
What is data?
100
A picture, image or diagram that represents another object on a smaller scale
What is a model?
200
Making a forecast based on past experience or evidence
What is predicting?
200
Chemistry and Physics
What are the 2 branches of physical science?
200
Asking a Question
What is the first step in scientific inquiry?
200
Data that consists of measurements
What is quantitative data(or observations)?
200
Well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
What is a scientific theory?
300
Observation descriptions that don't involve numbers or measurements
What is a qualitative observation?
300
4 concepts that help to unify physical science
What is the "Big Idea"?
300
A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for a set of observations
What is a hypothesis?
300
Ask questions, form hypothesis, design experiment, collect & interpret data, draw conclusions, communicate
What is the scientific inquiry process?
300
A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen each time under certain conditions
What is a scientific law?
400
An observation that includes numbers or measurements
What is a quantitative observation?
400
The study of matter, energy, motion and forces
What is physics?
400
A factor that can be measured in an experiment
What is a parameter?
400
This step states whether or not the data supported the hypothesis
What is the conclusion?
400
All objects in the universe attract each other
What is the law of gravity?
500
Explain your observations based on what you already know.
What is inferring?
500
The study of the properties of matter and how it changes
What is Chemistry?
500
An experiment in which only one parameter is manipulated at a time
What is a controlled experiment?
500
Sharing ideas and conclusions by writing and speaking
What is communicating (as it relates to scientific inquiry)?
500
All substances are composed of tiny particles called atoms
What is atomic theory?
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